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先头部队 — meaning in English

xiān tóu bù duì

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English meaning

  • avant garde adjective Strikingly new and experimental, especially in art, music, fashion or film, and ahead of what most people are used to.
  • vanguard noun The foremost part of an advancing army, fleet, or group.

Senses

先头部队 is used for these senses in English:

  • avant-garde (obsolete) The vanguard of an army or other force.
  • vanguard (military) The leading units at the front of an army or fleet.

avant garde — full definition

  1. adjective Strikingly new and experimental, especially in art, music, fashion or film, and ahead of what most people are used to.
  2. noun The artists, writers or thinkers whose work breaks with established forms and points the way for others.

vanguard — full definition

  1. noun The foremost part of an advancing army, fleet, or group.
  2. noun The people at the leading edge of a movement, trend, or idea.